1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/drivers/md/dm-snap.c b/kernel/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
index 61f184ad0..e108deebb 100644
--- a/kernel/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
+++ b/kernel/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,7 @@ static int snapshot_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 	int i;
 	int r = -EINVAL;
 	char *origin_path, *cow_path;
+	dev_t origin_dev, cow_dev;
 	unsigned args_used, num_flush_bios = 1;
 	fmode_t origin_mode = FMODE_READ;
 
@@ -1136,11 +1137,19 @@ static int snapshot_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 		ti->error = "Cannot get origin device";
 		goto bad_origin;
 	}
+	origin_dev = s->origin->bdev->bd_dev;
 
 	cow_path = argv[0];
 	argv++;
 	argc--;
 
+	cow_dev = dm_get_dev_t(cow_path);
+	if (cow_dev && cow_dev == origin_dev) {
+		ti->error = "COW device cannot be the same as origin device";
+		r = -EINVAL;
+		goto bad_cow;
+	}
+
 	r = dm_get_device(ti, cow_path, dm_table_get_mode(ti->table), &s->cow);
 	if (r) {
 		ti->error = "Cannot get COW device";